Pen-wiper.



0. V. MONROE.

PEN WIPEB.

1111101111011 rum) JULY 13, 1911.

1,041,326. Patented 0011151912.

5' \IIUHHI M 1 u H M AAAAA Inventor? Orville U Mame.

luctnesses.

combined penwipers and ORVILLE v. Mormon, or L08 enemas, CALIFORNIA.

PEN-WIPER.

Specification 01 Letters Patent. a lication filed July 18, 1911. Serialno. team.

' Patented @ct. 15, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORVILLE V. Mormon,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the countyof Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful.Improvements in Pen-Wipers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in pencil sharpeners and itis anobject of the inventionto'provide a mechanism which is capable ofactuation for operating'a pen, wipmg mechanism or a pencil sharpeningdevice as desired.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a movable pen wipingmeans, and a movable pencil sharpening means and to arof its movement.

range in suitable relation thereto, means for operating the said penwiping and pencil sharpening device.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure1 is a to plan view of the improved pen wiping an pencil sharpeningmechanism. Flg. 2 1s an end elevation of the mechanism, a portion of theactuating gearing and of the casing -of the device being broken away andshown in section to reveal the interior mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a vertical central sectional view through the device. Fig. 4is adetail sectionalview taken upon the line H of Fig. 1. v

The details and features of the invention will now be more particularlydescribed, reference being had to the drawing in which 5 indicates acasing, which is movably mounted upon a supporting base 6. Standards 7rise from the said base and are adapt ed to project into guiding sockets8 formed in the saidcasing 5. The said standards 7 are usually rodsarranged near the corners of the mechanism and the sockets 8 are usuallyin the form of tubes secured in the corner s of said casing 5. Springs 9surrounding the standards 7 and resting upon the base 6, normally tendto lift the casing 5 and hold the same at the upper extremity The casing5 may however, be depressed when desired against the action of saidsprings 9. The upper wall or 'cover 10 of the casing 5 is provided witha central aperture 11 through which pens may be inserted for reachingthe pen wiping means, which is located withm the said casing.

The said pen wiping means usually consists of two rotating brushes 12and 13 which extend transversely across the casing 5 and are carried byshafts 14 and 15 which are journaled at their ends, in the side wallsofthe said casing 5. The ends of the said shafts adjacent to the walls 5'are alsopreferably provided with intermeshing gears 16 by which theshafts are made to rotate simultaneously and in opposite directions withrespect to each other. One of said shafts as 15 projects beyond thewalls of the casing 5 a sufficient distance balance wheel 17 and a gear18.

The shafts 14 and 15 with the brushes 12 and 13 are adapted to berotated by means of racks 19 and 20 which are vertically arrangedwithinth'edevice. The said racks 19 and 20 are mounted on standards 21 and 22,which are secured to the base 6 at their lower ends, while their upperends are connected and braced with respect to each other by cross bars23. The racks are 'soarranged that their inwardly extending teeth meshwith the teeth ofthe intermeshing gears 16 on the rollers, as clearlyshown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing.

It'will thus be evident that by depressing the casing 5 the gears 16will be caused to travel downwardly upon the racks 19 and 20 and motionwill he imparted from said racks to the gears of the brushes and producea rotation. For the actuation of the said rollers,

the racks 19 and 20 need not extend downwardly very far and arepreferably termi nated a considerable distance above the base 6. Theforcing of the casing 5 downwardly and to such a point as to carry thegears 16 below the said racks, will first produce a rotation of thebrushes and a revolving of the balance wheel 17 so that after the gears16 leave the racks, the momentum of to receive a 1 the balance wheel 17will continue to rotate the said brushes. Upon one wall of the easing 5a shaft 24 is journaled, one end of the said shaft projecting beyond thecasing 5 a 'sufiicient distance to receive a pencil sharpener 25 of anydesired type. The said shaft 24 is movable longitudinally upon thecasing 5 and is provided with a gear 26,

which when the shaft is moved longitudinally may be brought into meshwith the gear 18 for turning the pencil sharpener. A spring 27surrounding the said shaft and bearing upon the inner surface of thegear 26, normally tends to force the said gear out of mesh with thegear18. The movement of the shaft 24 under the actuation of said springislimited by a collar 28 fastened ,to the opposite end of the shaft 24.When a pencil is forced into the sharpener and pressed against the sameit will carry the shaft24 inwardly against the action of the spring 27thus bringing the gear 26 .into mesh with the gear 18, for rotating thesharpener. At the same time the casing 5 is depressed a suflicientextent to rotatethe gear and revolve the pencil sharpener when thebrushes are to be rotated. Both the brushes and the pencil sharpener arethus actuated by the gears 16 in contact with the racks 19 and 20 andalso through the action of the balance wheel 17 and the gear 18.

In using the device it will be understood that a quick depression of thecasing 5 will impart considerable impetus to the fly wheel 17 and causethe same to continue the rotation of the brushes .12 and 13 and thepencil sharpener 25 after the gears 16 have left the racks 19 and 20.

What'I claim is;

1. A penwiping device comprising wiping members, intermeshing pinionsthereon, racks engaging the intermeshing pinions for a short distance,and means for continuing the motion of said pinions and the wipingmembers carried thereby beyond the said racks.

2. Apenwiper comprising rotating wip; ing members, pinions connectedtherewit rigid racks engaging the pinions for a short portion of theirmovement, and a balance wheel adapted to continue the motion started bythe racks after the pinions pass beyond the racks.

3. A wiper comprising a base, a movable casing mounted thereon, shortracks rojecting into said casing shafts journals in the casing,gears-carrie by the said shafts and adapted to engage the said shortracks, the

casing when depressed being ca able of carrying the gears beyond the racs, a'balance wheel connected with one of the said shafts for continuingthe movement of the gears after they pass beyond the racks, and rotarywipers adapted to be actuated by the said balance wheel.

have hereunto subscribed my name this day ofJul-y; 1911.

' ORVILLE V. MONROE;

In witness that I claim the foregoing I th Witnesses:

E. STADTMAN, EARLE R. POLLARD.

